Chair



R. SCHMIDT CHAIR i e 31. 1921 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Snow 01 ROBERT 5cHM/b'r,

' Oct. 16,1923. 1,471,006

,R. SCHMIDT CHAIR Filed Dec 31. 1921 s Sheets-Sheet 2 I H llllllllllllllllllll Oct, 16, 1923. 1,471,006

R. SCHMIDT CHAIR 7 F led ec- 31. 1921 3 Sheets-Sheet J (1H0: not;

Patented Get. re, 1923;

noenfnrl sonmnr, FfBOSTQhLfMASSACHUSETTS.

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Application 'filed necen ber 31, 1921l fSeria1' No. 526,169.

To all whom 2'23 mom "concern:

IBe itknownihatl, ROBE T YSCHMIDT,*2L,-

citizen of the United States, residing at BOStOIlflILthBCOLIIIty 'OiFS-ilfiblk and State used as a high chair,- 8 Figure 5 is a top plan of the otMassachuset'ts, have-invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Chair, *of which the following is a specification.

' .The' present invention relatesto a chair and has :for principal object to provide a device ofthis'naturewhich is constructed so that it may be readily interchanged from an ordinary chair toga high chair for'.

oun er children.

' Another important object of the invention 8 is to provide structurewhe'reby the mechfil'llSlH form'ing-thehig'h cliair may'be folded so as to assume a compact position'and'be placed irom sight when not in use.

A still further object of the invention "is to provide a chairof thisnature which is' extremely simp'le iin; constructiom' efiicient in operation, economical to manufacture,

and well adapted to the purpose for which it is designed.

'lVith these an'dnumerousother-objects inview as will appear-asthe description progresses, the invention relates toccertain novel features 7 of construction :and the COIILblIm/r tion and arrangement of parts-haswill be hereinafter more fully described and g I shown inFigure4itwillbe seen 'that ahigh claimed.

In the drawing: Figure 1 is a perspective view of the chair embodying my invention showing the same positioned so as to be used as anordinary chair, 1 Figure 2 is a vertical section through the chair showing the main seat in raised posi-V tion, I '7 Figure 3 is a similar view showing the main seat in a closed position,

Figure 4: is 'a side elevation showing the parts in position so that the chair, may be perspective view of preferably fourh-in'number and 'thetwo re'ar legs extend upwardly sons to form the sup ports 2, for the backrest indicated 'general'ly termediately tot'he su pportsQ. fThiese, parts Q 01 -the ;chair iare conventional and may 'be of c any preferred. construction, Aflbo'x 7 is mOunte'd ion the" legs .1 and is open atjits upperendso as to benorm'ally close'd'fby' the main seat 8 whichis hinged at 9, A 'pair of spaced parallel ledgesor brackets 10 are mounted on the: under-face of the main seat 8. A pair ofrods 11 are pivotally mounted to the brackets 10 adjacent the free or forward end thereof and anrauxiliaiy seat 12 ispiv oted to the brackets 10 adjacent the pivotal end'of "therma in seat 8. A pair of supporting rods 13 are pivotally' attached at one'end to the free ends of the rods '11 and intermediate their ends to the ends of theseatf12;

A pair of brace rods14are .pivotally at I t'ached to the brackets 10 adjacent the pivotalpoint of thesea't 12. The free ends-of the brace rods 14 are slotted longitudinally as at 15 so as to receive/pins carriedby the supporting rods 13 adjacent fltheirl ilower ends; When the rods 11, seat 12, supports 13' and bracexrotls 143 are fin ithe position chair is formed;

By raising the seat 12 to the position as shown in Figure 2 it will be seen that the junction with the high chair maybe housed in the box 7 out of the way and out ofs'ight.

Particular attention is called to the construction of the auxiliary high chair seat 12 vas'shown to advantage in Figuresfi and 7, whereby it will be seen that. a centrally lo-' cated opening preferably of ellipticalforma- I tion-is provided at 13 and a cover 17 is pro vided for-this opening 16 and is constructed so as to fit flush therewith because of the annular recess shown at 18 in Figure 7. A

pair of brackets 19 are provided on the under-face ofthe auxiliary seat 12 so that 2.

receptacle 20 may be supported therebetween in alignment with the opening 16.

In order to form a table for the high chair I have provided a shelf 22 which when in use is adapted to be situated and sup 7 ported on the forward ends of the arm rests 5 as is shown inFigures 2, t and 5 and when not in use is adapted to be situated either as shown in Figure l or in Figure? This shelf 22 is fixed to the supporting arms 23 which are longitudinally slotted adjacent their ends as shown at 24, said slot having an offset portion at 25 closest to the ends of the rods. A projection 27 is formedon the end of each rod 23 for engagementwith the stops 28, carried on the supports 2-adjacent the box 7 thus holding the shelf 22 in a position adjacent the upper portion of the back rest 3 and so as'to formal part thereof.

When it is desired, however, to use the shelf as a table it is lifted so asto free the projections 27 from the stops 28 at whichtime it may be moved so as to rest on the forward ends of the arm rests 5 at which time the offset portions 25 of each slot 24 will be in engagement with the pins 29 carried interof illustration, it being understood that mimerous changes in form, material, and in the combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention as hereinafter claimed 'Having thus described my invention what I claim as new is 1. In combination, a chair including a box formed with a bottom and side portlons and a hingedly mounted top for forming a seat and'olosure for the box, a high chair mechanism including an auxiliary seat pivotally mounted on the first mentioned seat adjacent its hinged end, a pair of rods mounted on the first mentioned seat adjacent its free end, a plurality of supporting rods pivotally mounted-to the ends of the first mentioned rods and to the ends of the auxiliary seat intermediate their ends, the ends of said supporting rods adapted to be rested on the bottom of said box when the auxiliary seat is in an operative position,

bolts on the supporting-rods, and brace rods 2 provided with elongated slots for engaging the bolts and pivotally mounted at their ends adjacent. the hinged end of the first mentioned seat. n

2; In combination, a plurality of legs, a

box supported on the'legs, a seat pivotally' mounted on the box so as -to form a closure therefor, a high chair mechanism including an auxiliary seat pivotally mounted on the first mentioned seat adjacent its fulcrum end, a pair of .rods pivotallymounted on the first mentioned seat adjacent its free end, a plurality of supporting l'ods pivotally mounted to the'ends of the first mentioned rods and to the end of the auxiliary seat intermediate their ends, bolts on the supporting rods,,and brace irods provided with elongated slots for engaging the bolts and pivotally mounted at their ends adja-,

cent the fulcrum end of the first mentioned seat.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature I in presence of two witnesses.

, ,ROBERT SCHMIDT. Witnesses I HENRY C. RooHEFoRT, Mrs. CATHERINE MAHONEY. 

